What is our relationship to the planets we see in the night sky? Does the cosmos have any affect on our individual lives? Modern science, with its ‘all is merely material and accidental’ philosophical basis, tells us that we are an insignificant accident in a vast, indifferent universe. Rudolf Steiner maintains instead that we are intimately enmeshed with the whole cosmos, right down to the physical structure of our bodies. In this lecture series, Steiner explores our relationship as individuals to the spiritual cosmos. The key to being at home in the universe is to comprehend the significance of our individual, physical lives on Earth and what happens when we leave our physical bodies behind.

Steiner describes the results of  his examinations of our journey after death and our return to Earth and a new life. He explores the ‘planetary’ spheres (realms) through which we each pass and their effects on our future. He shows us how our character and actions on Earth affects us after we relinquish our bodies and how those experiences shape our next physical life.

This is not merely information to be added to our already overabundant store of abstract concepts; Steiner gives us imaginative exercises that help us explore our suprasensory, our spiritual, human nature. We can begin to act more consciously by recognizing the concrete nature of morality and the real consequences of our present lives.